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← EXPLORATION PLACE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by EXPLORATION PLACE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,988,402
Total expenses
$7,903,175
Contributions and grants received
$9,761,146
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,564,612
Investment income
$2,587,789
Other revenue
$1,074,855
Total assets, end of year
$61,023,186
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,736,697
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$58,286,489
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,390,529
Management and general expenses
$2,843,461
Fundraising expenses
$669,185
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,390,529

Program services were 55.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $231,426

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,979,126

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,550,594

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $52,486

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $845,648 · related or exempt $845,648

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $718,964 · related or exempt $718,964

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $760,868 · excluded $760,868

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $113,981

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $113,981

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $113,981 · excluded $113,981

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,628,259

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,801,338

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,826,921

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,826,921 · excluded $1,826,921

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $231,426

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $38,148

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$38,148 · excluded -$38,148

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $685,578

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $367,741

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $317,837 · excluded $317,837

  • 11a · Other revenue: WORKSHOPS

    total $585,081 · related or exempt $585,081

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $89,604 · related or exempt $89,604

  • 11c · Other revenue: POURING RIGHTS

    total $6,500 · unrelated business $6,500

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $681,185

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $305,186 · program services $61,037 · management and general $183,112 · fundraising $61,037

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,040,873 · program services $1,783,366 · management and general $821,952 · fundraising $435,555

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $33,536 · program services $12,229 · management and general $18,035 · fundraising $3,272

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $272,387 · program services $181,837 · management and general $82,814 · fundraising $7,736

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $232,316 · program services $134,424 · management and general $65,666 · fundraising $32,226

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $104,369 · management and general $104,369

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $49,083 · program services $13 · management and general $49,070

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $211,140 · program services $141,976 · management and general $43,533 · fundraising $25,631

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $774,841 · program services $548,401 · management and general $129,333 · fundraising $97,107

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $69,775 · program services $69,775

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $286,835 · program services $271,429 · management and general $15,406

  • 17 · Travel

    total $20,309 · program services $13,874 · management and general $6,376 · fundraising $59

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,088,667 · program services $153,710 · management and general $934,957

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $192,983 · program services $119,418 · management and general $73,565

  • 24a · Other expenses: TRAVELING EXHIBITS

    total $675,932 · program services $675,932

  • 24b · Other expenses: FACILITY MAINTENANCE

    total $127,745 · management and general $127,745

  • 24c · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $102,702 · program services $66,231 · management and general $30,175 · fundraising $6,296

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $102,637 · program services $76,611 · management and general $26,026

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $211,859 · program services $80,266 · management and general $131,327 · fundraising $266

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,142,445 · end of year $5,459,445

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $10,936,910 · end of year $6,597,543

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,122,272 · end of year $828,558

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $116,343 · end of year $76,352

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $216,287 · end of year $226,405

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $35,968,318

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $24,341,487

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,951,041 · end of year $11,626,831

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $21,008,179 · end of year $23,789,926

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,916,288 · end of year $12,418,126

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,272,209 · end of year $2,215,788

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $498,489 · end of year $520,909

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,067,654 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,222,029 · end of year $32,677,601

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $29,349,384 · end of year $25,608,888

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO INSPIRE A DEEPER INTEREST IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGH CREATIVE AND FUN EXPERIENCES FOR ALL.

  • PROVIDING "HANDS-ON" LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. THE MUSEUM IS OPEN 7 DAYS PER WEEK. TOTAL FACILITY ATTENDANCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 370,288.

    Expenses $4,390,529 · Revenue $2,239,297

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • GAYLE MALONE

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • PATRICK GOEBEL

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RICHARD HOLT

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JENIFER HITSCHMANN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MINDY MCPHEETERS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RAYMOND DONDLINGER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GENEVIEVE FARHA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CARLY MCLAUGHLIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOHN MOSLEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JASON NEAL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BRIAN PATE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JEFF PEIER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • AMY SEERY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JANE SHAW

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DYANE SMOKOROWSKI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SHEREE UTASH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DAREN WHEELER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TOM STOLZ

    BOARD MEMBER - COUNTY MANA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TIM KAUFMAN

    BOARD MEMBER - DEPUTY COUN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SARAH LOPEZ

    BOARD MEMBER - COUNTY COMM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BRANDON JOHNSON

    BOARD MEMBER - CITY COUNCI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • AMELIA BARDWELL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LEIGH BELLINGER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JASON CRAINE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • PHIL FRICK

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • COLIN MARSH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JENNIFER MARSHALL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TIM NELSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SUSAN SKIBBA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ADAM SMITH

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $216,984
    From this org
    $192,613
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,371
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,613
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,865
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,506
    Filer's total
    $216,984
  • KENT SHANK

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $139,510
    From this org
    $112,573
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,937
    Hours/week
    40
  • LAURA RODDY

    VP FOR ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $108,899
    From this org
    $105,946
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,953
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A - COMPENSATION FROM UNRELATED ORGANIZATIONS
UNRELATED ORGANIZATION: SGCO SEDGWICK COUNTY COMPENSATION PAID: BASE COMPENSATION $170,446 RETIREMENT BENEFITS $ 16,865 OFFICER RECEIVING BENEFITS: ADAM SMITH, PRESIDENT

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
24 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601179349301865

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